Minnesota trails · Viewpoint hikes
276 trails in Minnesota reach a named viewpoint. Ranked by our data-richness score; every link opens the full stats or the live map.
| Trail | Length | Gain | Reaches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Hiking Trail | 11.3 mi | — | Bear Lake, Bean Lake |
| Zumbro River | 164.7 mi | — | Zumbro River Reservoir, Silver Lake |
| Cannon River | 84.0 mi | — | Cannon River Reservoir, The Narrows |
| Mesabi Trail | 84.7 mi | — | The Narrows, Reservoir Number Four |
| Border Route | 27.2 mi | — | Mucker Lake, Rove Lake |
| Park Trail | 5.0 mi | — | East Overlook, Hill of Many Timbers Overlook |
| Tettegouche Lake Trail | 3.2 mi | — | Tettegouche Lake Overlook, Lax Lake Overlook |
| Mississippi River | 74.9 mi | — | Stump Lake, Lake Irving |
| Redwood River | 86.7 mi | — | Lake Redwood, Redwood Lake |
| Kettle River | 60.6 mi | — | Big Spring Falls, Wolf Creek Falls |
| Harmony-Preston Valley State Trail | 17.8 mi | — | Sinkhole, Preston Overlook |
| Middle Falls | 2.5 mi | — | Middle Falls, Pigeon Falls |
| Winchell Trail | 1.9 mi | — | Pool 1, Drs. Dorothy & Irving Bernstein Scenic Rest Area |
| Ferry Rock Trail | 0.5 mi | — | Fairy Rock, Lower Quarry View |
| Eagle Mountain | 3.4 mi | — | Eagle Mountain, Whale Lake |
| Root River | 104.7 mi | — | North Branch Root River Reservoir, Mill Pond |
| Nipisiquit Lake Trail | 4.6 mi | — | Nipisiquit Lake, Lake Superior Overlook |
| Cgt-Upper Ridge Run Trail | 1.8 mi | — | Flour Lake, Rudy Lake |
| Upper Gunflint South Rim | 3.3 mi | — | Lonely Lake, High Cliffs Overlook |
| Root River State Trail | 42.3 mi | — | Mill Pond |
| Goodhue Pioneer State Trail | 5.2 mi | — | Sugarloaf Hill, Covered Bridge |
| Mic Mac Lake Trail | 2.5 mi | — | Nipisiquit Lake, Papasay Ridge Overlook |
| Mount Josephine Trail | 1.2 mi | — | Mount Josephine, Arrowhead overlook |
| Conservancy Pines Trail | 1.7 mi | — | Raven Rock Overlook, Conservancy Pines Overlook |
| Lower quarry Loop | 0.4 mi | — | High rock, North View |
| Quarry Ruins Trail | 1.7 mi | — | Quarry Hill (West), Quarry Hill (Southwest) |
| Cottonwood River | 67.3 mi | — | Lake Cottonwood, Former Dam Site |
| Mt Baldy Overlook | 1.3 mi | — | Nicado Lake, Mount Baldy Overlook |
| Silver Bay Loop Trail | 3.6 mi | — | City Overlook |
| Afton State Park trails | 6.4 mi | — | |
| Superior Hiking Trail Ely's Peak Loop | 0.9 mi | — | Elys Peak, Ely's Peak Overlook |
| Moss Lake Trail | 2.9 mi | — | Moss Lake |
| High Falls Trail | 1.3 mi | — | Pigeon Falls, High Falls |
| Gitchi-Gami State Trail | 6.7 mi | — | Gooseberry Falls |
| Trout Valley Trail | 7.7 mi | — | |
| Old Dam Trail | 1.1 mi | — | Lake Cottonwood, Former Dam Site |
| Bjorkland Trail | 1.3 mi | — | Maria Lake, Viewing point |
| Nicado Lake Trail | 2.0 mi | — | Nicado Lake |
| Quarry Trail | 0.5 mi | — | Scenic Overlook, Carlson Kiln |
| Slim Lake | 0.6 mi | — | Slim Lake, Ol' Baldy |
| Inspiration Peak Trails | 0.4 mi | — | Inspiration Peak, Inspiration Peak |
| Prairie Trail | 0.6 mi | — | Scenic Overlook, Carlson Kiln |
| Echo Canyon Trail | 0.3 mi | — | Lake O' the Dalles, Summit Rock |
| Rock Knob SHT Spur | 0.3 mi | — | Hartley Pond, Rock Knob |
| Schoolcraft Trail | 0.8 mi | — | North Arm Lake Itasca, Mississippi River Headwaters |
| Birch Lake Overlook Trail | 0.1 mi | — | Birch Lake, Laurentian Divide |
| Cattyman-Gibson | 0.1 mi | — | Gibson Lake, Cattyman Lake |
| Cedar Lake Trail | 0.7 mi | — | Brownie Lake, Cedar Lake |
| Caribou Rock Trail | 3.8 mi | — | |
| Minnehaha Trail | 3.7 mi | — | Snelling Lake |
| Self Guided Interpretive Trail | 1.0 mi | — | Carley State Park Scenic Overlook |
| West Chester Creek Trail | 0.9 mi | — | Chester Park Trail Overlook |
| West Rim Trail | 0.9 mi | — | Valley View |
| Switch Back Trail | 0.6 mi | — | Disa Point |
| Boy Scout | 0.4 mi | — | Table rock |
| Eagle Watchers trail | 0.4 mi | — | High rock |
| Big Woods Loop | 3.3 mi | — | Anderson Hill Lookout |
| Kisrow Trail | 1.7 mi | — | bench |
| McIntosh | 0.4 mi | — | Table rock |
| Winter Sports Trail | 2.6 mi | — | Quarry Hill (East Hill) |